Toro 30809 Operator's Manual page 16

Figure 10
cutting units removed for clarity
1. Lift arm
2. Floor plate bracket
If the clearance is not in this range, adjust it as follows:
A. Back off the stop bolts (Figure 11).
Figure 11
1. Stop bolt
2. Lift arm
B. Back off the jam nut on the cylinder (Figure 12).
Figure 12
1. Front cylinder
C. Remove the pin from the rod end and rotate the
clevis.
D. Install the pin and check the clearance. Repeat
the procedure if required.
3. Clearance
3. Clearance
2. Jam nut
E. Tighten the clevis jam nut.
2. Check to make sure that the clearance between each lift
arm and stop bolt is 0.005 to 0.040 inches (0.13 to 1.02
mm) (Figure 11). If the clearance is not in this range,
adjust the stop bolts to attain clearance.
3. Start the engine, raise the cutting units, and check to
make sure that the clearance between the wear strap
on the top of the rear cutting unit wear bar and the
bumper strap is 0.02 to 0.10 inches (0.51 to 2.54 mm)
(Figure 13).
1. Wear bar
If the clearance is not in this range, adjust the rear
cylinder as follows:
Note: If the rear lift arm clunks during transport,
clearance can be reduced.
A. Lower the cutting units and back off the jam nut
on the cylinder (Figure 14).
1. Rear cylinder
B. Grasp the cylinder rod close to the nut with a
pliers and rag and rotate the rod.
C. Raise the cutting units and check the clearance.
Repeat the procedure if required.
D. Tighten the clevis jam nut.
Important: Lack of clearance at the front stops or rear
wear bar could damage the lift arms.
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Figure 13
2. Bumper strap
Figure 14
2. Adjusting nut